Diary



f atente d Dec. 11, 1928.

" TED STATES MARTIN J. WADE, OF KGVJA. CITY, IOWA.

DIARY, MEMORANDUM. BOOK, ETC.

Application filed November 25, 1827.

My invention relates to an improvement in diaries, memorandum books, etc.

The objects of my invention are:

1. To provide a method of folding the leaves of a book before binding, which will form convenient pockets for the reception of cards, clippings, memoranda, etc. on opposite sides of each leaf, one pocket opening toward the top and the opposite pocket opening toward the bottom, with additional means for securing the contents of the pocket opening toward the bottom, from falling out.

2. To provide a book with pockets on opposite sides of each leaf, with means to assist securing the contents of the pockets against falling out.

1 attain these objects by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view of my diary standing fully open; Fig. 2 is an edge View of the cover and one leaf of the book, the pocket between 5 and 8 being shown bulged sufiiciently to show a card, 7, inserted therein. Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the reverse side of the right-hand leaf.

My book constitutes a cover, 1, to which the leaves may be stitched, stapled, secured by loose leaf rings, or any other suitable means.

Each pair of leaves of my book is composed of a sheet of paper, 2, folded upwardly on the line, 4, and downwardly upon the line, 8, and folded upwardly again in the reverse direction on the line, 5, with the lower edge of the sheet ending on the line, 6.

As thus folded, the opposite side of each leaf contains two pockets, an intermediate pocket opening downwardly of which the fold, 4, constitutes the lower edge and the line, 8, the upper edge of the pocket and also a lower pocket formed by the fold upon the line, 5 of which the fold forms the bottom and the line, 6, the upper edge. In Figures 1 and 2 I have shown a card, 7, inserted in the intermediate and lower pockets.

Serial No. 235,533.

It is obvious that the intermediate pocket can receive and hold cards, clippings, etc. with fair security, but that when the pocket is held in some positions, the contents of the intermediate pocket might drop out unless retained by the re-folded portion of the sheet folded upwardly on the line, 5.

It is obvious that the flap formed by the fold on the line, 5, may be extended the whole length of the sheet of paper, or it may be cut away at the middle of each pair of leaves so as to allow more ready insertion of objects in the intermediate pocket.

ltis also obvious that if desired, a corresponding flap or fold may be made at the top of each leaf, but as the book will ordinarily be held in a vertical position, a flap at the top will ordinarily be unnecessary.

The pages may be dated as shown in Figure 1, or may be numbered and may be provided with printed lines or any other of the ordinary conveniences now wellknown. Size, proportions, depth of pockets, number of pages, etc. may be varied to meet the requirements of any particular case without departing from the spirit of my invention.

It is obvious that in many cases it is more convenient to insert a card or letter in a pocket for a given date to be used as a memorandum, than it is to write a separate entry in each case.

I claim:

A book comprising a plurality of leaves suitably bound together, each leaf comprising a pocket formed by folding upwardly a portion of the leaf and an additional pocket formed by folding downwardly such folded portion of the leaf, and with the lower portion refolded upwardly and in the opposite direction from the last mentioned fold.

In testimony whereof he afixes his signature.

MARTIN J. WADE. 

